Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-27

American legislature at Albany, and i'm
mediately left for Montreal.
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska Jottings.
j. H. Johannes, Platte county farmer,
is laid up with broken arm, memento
of a runaway.
Samuel Workman, of Beatrice, has in
vented improvements to the express car
designed to render it burglar proof.
Nebraska City wants a straw.paper
mill, . mineral paint factory, oleomarga-
rine works and splint fruit basket shop.
The citizens of Rulo will make it inter.
esting to any company or individual that
will locate pork-packing house at that
place.
Fairmont points to two school build
ings going up, Masonic block, a water.
works system and a new depot, rs evil
dence Of prosperous building season.
Schuyler bay men rejoice that the rate
of $40 per car to Omaha has been put
into effect by the Union Pacific. The
rate had been raised to $14 TO placate the
long haul.
An outpost of the Salvation army was
showered si1 We Nv with & dseayed s eggs , in Grand
whole.soled whaliHg.
The Fremont street. railway company
has applied to ttH Hity council for fran
chise. Tho comSany agrees to begin the
work of construction by July 10, aud
complete one and q half miles by the
close of the year.
The Fremont Tribune announces for
the nine thousandth time that Omaha is
not the state of Nebraska bv large
majority. This is an interesting and ven. i.
cradle cocoanut of tho whiskered variety.
They grow luxuriantly in Fremont.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Carson: celebrated
Tuesday. The venerable couple were
surrounded by scores of relatives and
friends and enjoyed the congratulations
and mementOs of the occasion showered
upon them.
Omaha is crowded with interior deco.
rators this week. The Presbyterians,
homVopaths and cracker makers are
here devising new routes to grub, glory
and salvation. As the center of piety
and sugar-coated pellets Omaha scoops
in the biscuit.
The Hon. John Peters, member of the
legislature from Boone, Is convinced that
road station has been named after him.
In Lincoln they honor their representa-
tives differently. Additions to the town
are named in their honor because they
sell readily.
Last week the lightning attacked the
boudOir of Tecumseh editor and de-
molished the pewter busts of q number of
great men reposing on the mantle pieces.
A generous contemporary came to the
rescue with an iron bound box of inspira-
ton, thus averting the temporary sus-
pension of the paper.
The Lincoln Democrat expresses amaze
ment at the amount of cheek displayed by
Traffic Manager Kimball in that city re-
Gently 1t is reported that Calhoun will
pay a good round price for plaster cast
OF 1t. II would make whole show in
itself, and would be worth more to the
capital than bubbling salt we'll.
Deputy Sheriff Carter, of the Dismal
Swamp region, armed hip and shoulder,
strobe out recently in search of the rob-
Der of Paymaster Bash, who was hiding
| in that section. The bold guardian OF
Candy drove within rifle range of Par.
| shower of lead. The deputy's judgment
overcame his notions of valor, and he re.
treated in wild disorder. Parker pro.
poses to die with his Doodle, and no one
seems disposed to argue the point with
him.
"The Yanktoniansand the Wayneites, II
| says the Yankton Press, "are stirring UP
| Omaha and enthusing its people by Civ
ing them a glimpse through the open
gateway of the valley of the Jim, the
garden of the West and a better country
In every way than is now tributary to
Omaha. No city has ever had SO good ar
opportunity as Omph ha now possesses fol
taking unto itself the sinews of wealth
The Jim valley is ready made and Omaha
needs only the connecting link over
which to communicate with its people.
/ When wicked woman stoops to devil
ment, mankind abAndons the field in
stanter. The wifS of an Arnold mar
conceived dsliAeS for her lord, and
with the help of 4scular mothe made
the tireside to warM for his shins. Al
soon he had left til bouse they packet
up all mOveables hnd started gras
widow ranch in new section of town
Once safely housed in new quarters they
procured a warrant and had the ''old
man. arrested for robbing lumber
yard, producing pile or two AZ evi
dence OF the theft. He was jailed ant
the mother and daughter are now en-
joying y season of undisturbed hllarit!
with friendly callers.
Iowa Items.
Awoman named Gooding was instantly